Does the water come in contact with any plastic or silicone (in the spout or fill guage, for example)?
8339
Yes, there is plastic in several places that comes in contact with the water.
8340
yes, I checked. there is plastic in the spout, but so far there has been no melting, or visible change in the spout. does that answer your question? and I'm curious-why is this an issue? Are you concerned re: melting?
8341
There is no fill gauge, it's just writing on the glass. There is a plastic filter in the spout, to prevent calcium buildup, or the like from pouring into your tea / coffee; you may be able to remove it, not 100% sure however.
8342
Not in contact with boiling water, until you pour. High level line is at aprox 2-2.5 i8nches from top- so if you are worried about plastic contamination - the food grade, high density plastic has minimal contact with fluids. I have filles past the high line and the results were that the top flipped open because of the slight negative pressure - so now I fill the extra couple of inches and keep the top open, to get more boiled water. I am well aware of all the "Not supposed to do" warnings but- I know what I am doing. I have used others - because of price- this has been the best so far. Not in contact with boiling water, until you pour. High level line is at aprox 2-2.5 i8nches from top- so if you are worried about plastic contamination - the food grade, high density plastic has minimal contact with fluids. I have filles past the high line and the results were that the top flipped open because of the slight negative pressure - so now I fill the extra couple of inches and keep the top open, to get more boiled water. I am well aware of all the "Not supposed to do" warnings but- I know what I am doing. I have used others - because of price- this has been the best so... » Read More Not in contact with boiling water, until you pour. High level line is at aprox 2-2.5 i8nches from top- so if you are worried about plastic contamination - the food grade, high density plastic has minimal contact with fluids. I have filles past the high line and the results were that the top flipped open because of the slight negative pressure - so now I fill the extra couple of inches and keep the top open, to get more boiled water. I am well aware of all the "Not supposed to do" warnings but- I know what I am doing. I have used others - because of price- this has been the best so far. « Show Less
68819
Yes, it has contact with plastic. The window showing the amount of water in the kettle is plastic.
1416741
No only water as this is attached to the outlet not the intake. We have ours since early spring and no problems. This works as advertised.
433159
Yes, the lid is plastic so if it is on its side or upside down, the water will come in contact with plastic.
514285
Yes, as you can see the clear water dispenser is plastic & water goes into it & down a hard plastic tube. I don't if that answers your question but hope so.
463083
Any hot water that gets through the metal screen can potentially come into contact with the plastic body before passing on into your cup. I understand wanting to minimize contact with plastic; I bought this filter hoping to minimize the use of paper filters. I actually returned this unit b/c coffee grounds were not filtered well; they were in my cup of coffee, which defeats the purpose of using a filter.
1182814
Not that I can tell the only thing that I believe is plastic on this faucet is the nozzle where the water comes out of.
1807438
If you fill the kettle all the way up, a very little bit of plastic near the spout touches the water. If you don't fill it all the way up, no plastic touches the water.
1829917
Yes there is a silicone seal between the glass and the heating element.The water touches the seal
266435
Not as far as I know. There are no metal fittings, all plastic and the hose expands when water enters and collapses when water is let out. I do not know of any lead or metal that does that.
293461
There is a plastic piece for the water level and also a plastic filter at the spout. The lid has a plastic knob.pmw3319
1532514
I believe silicone. Either way, it's a soft flexible spout. Not a hard plastic.
1027880
I have not seen that it touches plastic anywhere. There is a silicon gasket between the glass metal part of the lid, but it doesn't get liquid on it.
799178
Sorry but I am not experiencing this issue. I am not at home to check but I believe that the hose I am using has one end with a metal fitting for connecting to the water valve at the wall and the end that connect to the Brondell is plastic. It has been a while but I think this hose came with the unit. Sorry I can not be of more help but I can check when I get home next weekend.
2005296
Yes & no. The pod itself is made of metal (stainless steel?) & the spout & filter are plastic.Also, I'm surprised that you know the technical name for it - pod like thingy. :-)
182227
You could take off the plastic spout and filter easily from the Aroma kettle. The only other plastic part in contact with water is the small washer that communicates with the water-level chamber. It's really small and there is no plasticky smell to the water so I haven't tried taking it off...
27937
I don't know. But I am not concerned as there is no heated water that actually touches the plastic. The heating chamber is stainless steel,